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Forum: Books and Publications 12-01-2007, 01:51 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,557
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Review, Advanced Limit Holdem Strategy (Tanenbaum)

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If the grudge your talking about refers to the chips lose value issue with Snyder's book, what do you expect? Did Snyder ever concede his error?



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I wasn't aware that...
Forum: Books and Publications 10-07-2007, 12:59 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 92
Posted By benfranklin
Re: I am seriously reconsidering my recent D& B book preorder.

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I merely translated it to reflect my perception and how I feel at the moment.



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Perhaps you should translate it to reflect the realities of international commerce,...
Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review 10-06-2007, 02:07 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 399
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Play us an old song for the first time

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This is my absolute favorite song by The Band.

It Makes No Difference (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZY5n1lHPMo)


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The all-time great song by The Band was "The...
Forum: Home Poker 10-05-2007, 11:33 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 107
Posted By benfranklin
Re: In addition

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I have been going through tons of websites looking for the right kind of chip I should get, comparing brands, looks, clay vs. composite vs. composite with inlays vs. plastics vs....
Forum: Books and Publications 10-02-2007, 01:50 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 390
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Bankrolling 17 year old kid

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Ok,I will point out the obvious- SNG play is not the same as real poker. I think he would be better off playing 10K hands of .01/.02 ring games than low buy in SNG.

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Ok,I...
Forum: Books and Publications 09-24-2007, 11:56 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 132
Posted By benfranklin
Re: 2000 pages in 5 weeks

Some really terrible plans here.

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I would like to learn other games so that I can be a good poker player. I would enjoy being a winning player at multiple games with holdem as my main...
Forum: Sporting Events 09-24-2007, 11:42 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 343
Posted By benfranklin
Re: ESPN sets new standard for premature analysis. Talk of undefeated

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I don't get the hate for the undefeated Miami team that has a champagne toast every year when the last undefeated team loses.

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They have mellowed with age. Some of...
Forum: Sporting Events 09-24-2007, 02:24 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 417
Posted By benfranklin
Re: ~~~ Official 2007 KC Chiefs Don\'t Totally Suck thread ~~~

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I'll take Huard over Grossman any day I'll say that.

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I'll take this guy, as is, over Grossman any day:



http://www.eastcoastbob.com/namath%20drunk.jpg
Forum: Sporting Events 09-24-2007, 01:36 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 343
Posted By benfranklin
Re: ESPN sets new standard for premature analysis. Talk of undefeated

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The season is 2 weeks old and ESPN just led off NFL by asking if the Pats can go undefeated. Even for ESPN, this is astonishingly absurd.

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Both network pregame shows (Fox...
Forum: EDF 09-19-2007, 01:42 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 533
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Guns in America

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I don't agree that there are any 'natural rights'. Rights are a social construction, not an objective fact.



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So you are saying that I am not entitled to defend...
Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review 09-18-2007, 02:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 66
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Flip this junk?

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Sounds reasonable, the only part is you have to find the right junk at the right price. If you can't move the crap that you've bought, you take a 100% loss on those items and then you've...
Forum: EDF 09-18-2007, 01:05 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 533
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Guns in America

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How can there be a natural right to something that doesn't exist in nature?

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Just about every living thing defends itself.
Forum: Books and Publications 09-14-2007, 10:39 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 48
Posted By benfranklin
Re: good books for online play?

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anyone got any recommends for books that deal with online games, rather than brick/mortar?

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Poker is poker. You have to learn the principles of the game and then adjust...
Forum: Books and Publications 09-14-2007, 12:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 49
Posted By benfranklin
Re: why pokerbear, for the love of god why??????

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I call BS!

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Ditto.

The OP is irresponsible for posting on the basis of 2nd or 3rd hand "information" from some anonymous customer service rep who hasn't a clue what is...
Forum: Books and Publications 09-13-2007, 10:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 86
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Your Worst Poker Enemy

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I did to me anyway /images/graemlins/wink.gif



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A typo or a Freudian slip? /images/graemlins/blush.gif
Forum: Other Other Topics 09-11-2007, 03:18 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 110
Posted By benfranklin
Re: How much to house sit?

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My girlfriend is going to be house sitting for 5 days. She is a grad student and got this by posting an ad on craigslist so she does not know the family. They have a cat and...
Forum: EDF 09-11-2007, 03:13 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 533
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Guns in America

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To legally sell a gun as a buisness you must have a FFL. However many people who sell guns at a gunshow do try to sell under a loophole of selling their "personal collection". Because...
Forum: EDF 09-11-2007, 02:04 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 533
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Guns in America

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Those guns come from somewhere, and are purchased legally before they cross over to the illegal resale market. I have to believe that the gun show loophole is the portal for a huge...
Forum: EDF 09-10-2007, 01:39 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 533
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Guns in America

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While it is true that WMD's have made it possible to kill an armed populace, occupying or controlling them is an entirely different matter. The Grandmaster, who believed in an armed...
Forum: EDF 09-09-2007, 11:35 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 533
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Guns in America

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the right to bear arms (or defend oneself) is not granted by the constitution or the government. It is the natural right of man to do so. The Bill of Rights only serves to...
Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review 09-09-2007, 12:38 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 321
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Underrated Films

One of my favorite movies that few people have heard of is "Hard Eight". The trailer for it is on You Tube here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rggtzgTDx1Q) The trailer is super hype and is...
Forum: EDF 09-09-2007, 12:05 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 506
Posted By benfranklin
Re: herd mentality

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Is it possible to escape flocking altogether?

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Yep. You just have to get the flock out of here.

This post is almost as profound as the average drunken week-end...
Forum: EDF 09-08-2007, 10:26 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 533
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Guns in America

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In my opinion, there is no "gun-control problem" at all, in fact it is just the opposite; it is a travesty that more Americans do not own firearms (less than half of all households). ...
Forum: EDF 09-08-2007, 12:50 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 533
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Guns in America

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Sure it is. If they go through the hassle of getting an amendment, the government can do about whatever they want as long as it doesn't spark a rebellion.

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Cool...
Forum: EDF 09-08-2007, 12:11 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 533
Posted By benfranklin
Re: Guns in America

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i truly believe most people aren't responsible enough to own one.



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Well, it is certainly hard to refute that kind of data and logic.

I truly believe that most...
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